Mills Scofield

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Lessons from Amazonian Culture and Ecology for Talent Management

Mills Scofield

Runa is a wonderful example of a B-Corp, doing well and doing good. Their business model is unique and there are so many lessons for our businesses and organizations from their story. More specifically, we decided to model our staffing approach from two examples: one cultural and one environmental.

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Why Do We Teach Math So Badly?

Mills Scofield

The articles articulate how American math curricula virtually prohibit the viewing of beauty in mathematical ideas, while simultaneously failing to provide meaningful everyday examples. Lukas has also served as an organizer for Brickworld Chicago , the largest LEGO fan convention in North America. I warn against this.

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Genecians Journey Into Corporate Giving

Mills Scofield

For example, since software projects often require enhancements and ongoing support, we needed to have a clearly defined project end point. The CBA is a business support organization chartered with promoting economic growth and job creation in an underserved area of Chicago’s south side. Thumbs Up From the CEO.

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If You Haven’t Gone Social, You Should Be Very Very Worried

Mills Scofield

Mark and Ted make it clear, with concrete examples, that the Social World’s implications for 21 st Century business are enormous: Customers have more power than they’ve had before; Settling for mediocre won’t work! The broader, deeper and mover diverse your network, the larger the impact you can have.

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